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Hundreds of jobs at risk at Tod factory

A FACTORY in West Yorkshire is to close with the potential loss of 250 jobs.

The factory in the small Pennine town of Todmorden is part of Glasgow-based multinational Weir Group which operates in 60 countries.

It makes equipment for mining industries, including copper mining.

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